Because your terminal deserves to be as beautiful as Apple's latest liquid glass design language
Remember when Apple dropped that gorgeous liquid glass effect and we all collectively lost our minds? Well, your terminal was feeling left out. Not anymore.
Liquid Terminal brings that sweet, sweet gaussian blur, those crispy glass edges, and that "I can't believe it's not Apple" aesthetic right to your command line. It's like someone dipped your terminal in that fancy new Vision Pro sauce.
- Actual Liquid Glass™ - Not just transparent, but that proper Apple-style frosted glass with depth
- Tabbed Interface - Because one terminal is never enough
- Process Tracking - Window title shows what's actually running (mind = blown)
- Smooth as Butter - Elastic animations that would make Jony Ive shed a tear
- Dark Mode Ready - It's 2025, of course it works in dark mode
Head over to the Releases page and grab the latest .dmg for macOS.
The app is unsigned (because Apple charges $99/year for the privilege). Here's how to open it:
Option 1 - Right-click method (Recommended):
- Right-click (or Control-click) on Liquid Terminal.app
- Select "Open" from the context menu
- Click "Open" in the dialog that appears
Option 2 - System Preferences:
- Try to open the app normally (it will be blocked)
- Go to System Preferences → Privacy & Security
- Click "Open Anyway" next to the message about Liquid Terminal
Option 3 - Terminal (if nothing else works):
xattr -c "/Applications/Liquid Terminal.app"# Clone this beauty
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/liquid-terminal.git
cd liquid-terminal
# Install dependencies
npm install
# Rebuild native modules for Electron
./node_modules/.bin/electron-rebuild
# Run in dev mode
npm run dev
# Or build for production
npm run build
npm startCmd + T- New tab (because muscle memory)Cmd + W- Close tab (careful with this one)Cmd + Q- Quit (the nuclear option)
# Run in development mode with hot reload
npm run dev
# Type check
npm run typecheck
# Build the app
npm run buildThe app automatically builds on every push to main. Check the Actions tab for your fresh builds.
To build locally:
# Install electron-builder
npm install --save-dev electron-builder
# Build for macOS
npm run distLook, we could all use boring terminals with solid backgrounds like it's 2010. OR we could live in the future where our terminals look like they're crafted from crystallized unicorn tears. I know which timeline I want to live in.
- Inspired by Apple's liquid glass design language
- Built with Electron
- Terminal powered by xterm.js
- PTY magic courtesy of node-pty
MIT - Go wild, make it prettier, share the love.
Made with 🫧 and an unhealthy obsession with Apple's design team